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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2013-14

Chair: The Honourable BOB RUNCIMAN

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Friday, December 12, 2014

Issue No. 24

First, second and third (final) meetings:

Bill C-525, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Public Service Labour Relations Act (certification and revocation — bargaining agent)

INCLUDING:
THE TWENTY-FIRST REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-525, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Public Service Labour Relations Act (certification and revocation — bargaining agent))

WITNESSES

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Blaine Calkins, Member of Parliament for Wetaskiwin, sponsor of the bill.

Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications:

John P. Farrell, Executive Director.

Unifor:

Roland Kiehne, Director of Membership Mobilization and Political Action (by video conference);

Anthony Dale, Legal Counsel (by video conference).

Air Line Pilots Association, International:

Captain Dan Adamus, President, Canada Board.

Canadian Union of Public Employees:

Paul Moist, National President.

Christian Labour Association of Canada:

Brendan Kooy, Regional Director for Eastern Ontario.

Canada Industrial Relations Board:

Elizabeth MacPherson, Chairperson (by video conference).

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Canadian LabourWatch Association:

John Mortimer, President.

Public Service Alliance of Canada:

Chris Aylward, National Executive Vice-President, Executive Office;

Shannon Blatt, Legal Officer.

Canadian Labour Congress:

Chris Roberts, Director, Social and Economic Policy Department.

As individuals:

Sara Slinn, Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School (by video conference);

Larry Seiferling, Lawyer, McDougall Gauley LLP.

Employment and Social Development Canada, Labour Program:

Charles Philippe Rochon, Deputy Director, Strategic Policy and Legislative Reform.

Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board:

Sylvie Guilbert, Executive Director and General Counsel;

Virginia Adamson, Senior Legal Counsel.

Friday, December 12, 2014

Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board:

Sylvie Guilbert, Executive Director and General Counsel;

Virginia Adamson, Senior Legal Counsel;

Catherine Ebbs, Chairperson.

Canada Industrial Relations Board:

Elizabeth MacPherson, Chairperson;

Ginette Brazeau, Executive Director and General Counsel.

Employment and Social Development Canada, Labour Program:

Charles Philippe Rochon, Deputy Director, Strategic Policy and Legislative Reform.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Bob Runciman, Chair

The Honourable George Baker, P.C., Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Batters, Boisvenu, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Cowan, *Cowan (or Fraser), Dagenais, Frum, Jaffer, McInnis, McIntyre, Rivest, Tannas

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Moore (December 12, 2014).

The Honourable Senator McIntyre replaced the Honourable Senator Bellemare (December 11, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Cowan replaced the Honourable Senator Fraser (December 11, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Bellemare replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (December 11, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Moore replaced the Honourable Senator Munson (December 10, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Tannas replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (December 10, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C. (December 10, 2014).

The Honourable Senator Fraser replaced the Honourable Senator Jaffer (December 9, 2014).

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